Buffalo Rumblings
"After re-signing LeSean McCoy to a contract extension on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills are now reportedly looking to do the same with quarterback Matt Cassel.
On Sunday, the Buffalo Bills signed running back LeSean McCoy to a re-structured contract, giving him $40 million over five years ($26.5..."
March 09

SB Nation
"Matt Cassel is now a member of the Buffalo Bills after he was traded from the Minnesota Vikings.
The Buffalo Bills acquired quarterback Matt Cassel via trade on Wednesday from the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for two undisclosed draft selections, the team announced.
Cassel, 32, played two..."
March 04

USA Today
"It appears it'll be the Teddy Bridgewater show the rest of the season for the Minnesota Vikings.
The team put quarterback Matt Cassel on season-ending injured reserve Wednesday because of the bones he broke in his left foot during last weekend's loss at New Orleans.
That means Bridgewater –..."
September 24

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"If Matt Cassel was feeling the heat from first-round pick Teddy Bridgewater during the preseason, he didn’t let it show.
The veteran quarterback played with poise throughout training camp and the preseason, commanding the huddle and minimizing mistakes while convincing the Vikings that the..."
September 04

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"There are times when you want to spin Matt Cassel around and check for the pull string that would explain why he sounds more like a 6-4 Ken Doll than a competitive athlete who has seized control of the Vikings quarterback competition heading into Week 2 of the preseason.
“You know how it is at..."
August 13

NFL.com
"The Vikings have vowed not to forget about Christian Ponder, but the 2011 first-round pick realizes he's the odd man out in Minnesota's quarterback room.
Ponder hasn't been getting as many reps as incumbent starter Matt Cassel and No. 32 overall pick Teddy Bridgewater during offseason..."
June 15

ESPN.com
"With two veteran quarterbacks on the roster, Minnesota Vikings rookie Teddy Bridgewater said Thursday he'd be accepting of a backup role to start the season.
Bridgewater might have been the most impressive quarterback on the field during the team's organized team activity Thursday. He only..."
June 06

CBSSports.com
"New Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said this week that he'd love to have Matt Cassel in Minnesota if Matt Cassel wanted to be in Minnesota. Apparently, that's exactly what Cassel wants.
The 31-year-old quarterback has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with the Vikings, CBS Sports NFL..."
March 08

Fox Sports
"Matt Cassel played his hand, betting on himself in free agency.
The Minnesota Vikings are holding their cards, for now.
General manager Rick Spielman and coach Mike Zimmer said they weren't surprised Cassel exercised the player option and voided the final year of his two-year contract with..."
February 10

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
"Matt Cassel had until Friday to decide if he'd exercise the option for the second year of his contract with the Vikings.
Darren Wolfson, 1500 ESPN contributor, first reported Wednesday that Cassel intended to void the second year.
Now, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, citing a league..."
February 07

ESPN.com
"ow that Super Bowl XLVIII is over and the Seattle Seahawks are basking in one of the most lopsided victories in the game's history, the rest of the NFL is preparing to chase a Super Bowl with warmer weather and fewer Roman numerals.
Super Bowl XLIX will be played in Glendale, Ariz., next..."
February 03

USA Today
"Leslie Frazier did everything he could to sell players on his gamble, despite signs Josh Freeman wasn't ready to play less than two weeks after signing with the Minnesota Vikings in October.
"You could tell Josh did not know the offense," said one of several Vikings players who spoke to USA..."
January 01

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier said Matt Cassel will start in the season finale against the Lions on Sunday with Christian Ponder on the sidelines. Josh Freeman is expected to be inactive for the ninth time in 12 games with the Vikings this season.
“[Freeman] picked up things well and..."
December 23

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Adrian Peterson practiced Wednesday and is on schedule to start Sunday at Cincinnati. Don’t worry, that’s still a good thing.
Yes, the Vikings threw for 382 yards and reached their highest point total (48) since Week 16 of the 1998 season without Peterson against the Eagles on Sunday. But no,..."
December 19

St. Paul Pioneer Press
"One Matt will start. Another Matt could join him in the backfield.
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier could no longer ignore that Matt Cassel has been statistically the best of his three quarterbacks this season. So Frazier said Wednesday that Cassel will start Sunday's game against Philadelphia at..."
December 12

CBSSports.com
"Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel will make his third start of the season when Minnesota plays in Baltimore on Sunday, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Officially, coach Leslie Frazier said it's 'likely' that Cassel will start against the Ravens.
Cassel would start over Christian Ponder,..."
December 05

CBSSports.com
"Thanks to Bill Belichick's Draconian media policy you'll never hear a New England Patriots break news about the New England Patriots but breaking news about another team? That's a different story.
During his weekly press conference on Wednesday Patriots quarterback Tom Brady turned into CBS..."
September 26

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said the team hopes Christian Ponder is able to do more work in practice Thursday after being limited on Wednesday because of his rib injury.
Frazier said Ponder experienced "some soreness" on Wednesday which prevented him from doing as much work as the team had..."
September 26

NFL.com
"Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder turned the ball over four times in a Week 1 loss to the Detroit Lions. Despite a playoff appearance last season Ponder can't afford many more games like that if he wants to keep his job.
Ponder is on a "much shorter leach" than anyone realizes" Fox..."
September 15

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Suppose Bernard Pollard had missed Tom Brady’s left knee on that sunny September day five years ago. Suppose those Hall of Fame-bound ligaments hadn’t been snapped leaving the league’s flagship franchise in the hands of a 26-year-old kid who never had even started a game in college let alone the..."
August 11

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"The Vikings’ quarterback situation could be interesting this season with the club having a solid backup in Matt Cassel. If Christian Ponder doesn’t produce the fans will be clamoring for a change as they always do.
It’s not like last season when the backup was Joe Webb who is now playing wide..."
July 26

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Coach Leslie Frazier introduced a new drill at the Vikings’ voluntary workouts last week. It’s called two-huddle and used primarily at the college level.
In the drill, the first- and second-team offenses line up near midfield. The two units run plays toward opposite end zones, one immediately..."
June 11

St. Paul Pioneer Press
"The Vikings' signing of Matt Cassel on Thursday indicated to some Vikings fans that there might be a quarterback competition at Winter Park this summer.
Not a chance, according to Vikings coach Leslie Frazier.
"Christian Ponder is our starting quarterback," Frazier said during an interview..."
March 18

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Apparently, you weren't the only one disgusted with Joe Webb's performance in the Vikings' wild-card playoff loss at Green Bay.
It is indeed confirmed that the Vikings have signed quarterback Matt Cassel, the former Chiefs starter and long-ago Tom Brady backup in New England.
Cassel is an..."
March 14

Kansas City Star
"The Chiefs today released former starting quarterback Matt Cassel.
His departure from the Chiefs became imminent this week when they completed the trade with San Francisco for new starter Alex Smith and signed Smith’s backup, Chase Daniel, as a free agent.
The Chiefs tried to trade Cassel,..."
March 14

Arrowhead Pride
"Matt Cassel has not yet been released by the Kansas City Chiefs. Almost everyone views this a a formality. So much so that folks are already starting to connect Cassel to other teams as the 2013 NFL free agency period nears. The Chiefs could cut Cassel today, clearing space and allowing him a good..."
March 12

Revenge Of The Birds
"After rumors that the San Francisco 49ers had a deal in place for quarterback Alex Smith, and then that the Arizona Cardinals had interest as well, the Niners and the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a trade that will send Smith to the Chiefs in exchange for draft picks.
After the initial..."
February 27

The Examiner
"That Matt Cassel release is about to go down. The Kansas City Chiefs will officially release Cassel after confirmation came down that the team had agreed to a trade with the San Francisco 49ers. According to a report from Wednesday (Feb. 27), the team is about to part ways with its quarterback of..."
February 27

Gang Green Nation
"The Alex Smith trade probably makes Matt Cassel's days in Kansas City numbered. Cassel was already a likely cut candidate given that his salary was totally out of line with his production. Now that his replacement is acquired, it is a virtual guarantee his release will come.
Like Mark Sanchez,..."
February 27

ESPN.com
"Even if the Browns wanted Alex Smith, the price was too steep for them to acquire him.
Smith was traded to Kansas City for a second-round pick in the 2013 draft -- the second selection (No. 34 overall) in the round -- as well as another conditional mid-round pick in 2014, a league source..."
February 27